US ‘reviewing participation’ in UN human rights body over Israel

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US-Israel relations

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is reviewing its participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council, seeking reform of its agenda and an end to its “obsession with Israel”, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.

The election of Donald Trump has emboldened fears that the two-state solution will officially be tossed into the dustbin of history. But in an interview with +972, J Street President Jeremy Ben Ami is undeterred, steadfast in his belief that two states is the only solution.

Gaza

Israel has been detaining Palestinian residents of Gaza under an obscure law that strips away meaningful judicial review and due process rights, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch said today.